(Not) My The 11th Hour Review
Last night, my wife and I saw one of the only Chicago-area viewings of The 11th Hour. I’m not going to give you a full review here. You can watch it for yourself either at a viewing or when it comes out on DVD on April 15th. By the way, I pre-ordered the DVD – it’s only $5. Buy it and donate it to your library after passing it along to all of your friends (I bought it for under $5 and that includes free shipping from DeepDiscountDVD). I wish that this film had hit a larger market, but the fact of the matter is that another film is titled The 11th Hour and DiCaprio’s group is in litigation over the title.
I will tell you that this is not An Inconvenient Truth. It’s not Leonardo DiCaprio talking for an hour and a half. It’s not a sensationalized film. It is a series of interviews on various topics with the top environmentalist and scientists talking about climate change and the things we do in this world that are detrimental to the planet. They also talk about what you can do as an individual to make a difference. If you want to see some of the indivuals involved, go to the 11th Hour YouTube group. There you’ll find time capsules from many of them.
What I can tell you is that you hear all the time is vote with your dollars. Everyone needs to stop looking at the world as a disposable entity. If they do that, then perhaps they might think twice about disposable consumption. This kinda goes back to Bill McDonough’s Cradle-to-Cradle initiative, too (yes, he’s in the film). C2C is a design certification where the product will be go back to its basic elements at the end of its useful life versus the alternative, which is Cradle to Grave (landfill).
The 11th Hour Trailer
Hey Jason,
Thanks for the info. We will definitely check it out. Esp since I have great respect and admiration for William McDonough.
just saw 11th Hour myself; the “Nature’s Operating Instructions” extra feature is especially interesting… apparently there is some amazing technology built into nature, a lot there that we should use as a model for our own technology
I really admire the heck out of this man. He’s got it all going for him. He always makes good choices in movies, and I am proud of him for every job he has done. His work for the environment is amazing, he makes me want to be a better person. I respect the fact that he tries to keep his private life out of the public eye. I just really think he’s quite amazing and I hope he knows just how great of a person he is. We need more people like him in the world.